title: Spinal epidural abscess following epidural cannulation for flail chest analgesia: a case report.
abstract: Epidural abscess after epidural catheterization is a rare complication. Neurological manifestations vary and the patient described here presented with complete paraplegia. He was managed by surgical decompression and did well postope-ratively. We present a case report and review of the literature of thoracic epidural abscess following catheterization for epidural analgesia with near total neurological recovery.
authors.affiliation: Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India.
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Shekhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Upadhyay
authors.forename: Sarvpreet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grewal
authors.forename: Navdeep
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D005409:Flail Chest / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents